Walthamstow (UK Parliament constituency)

























































Walthamstow

Borough constituency
for the House of Commons

Outline map
Boundary of Walthamstow in .

County Greater London
Electorate 64,482 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created 1974 (1974)
Member of parliament
Stella Creasy (Labour Co-op)
Number of members One
Created from
Walthamstow East
Walthamstow West

1885–1918
Number of members One
Type of constituency County constituency
Replaced by
Walthamstow East and Walthamstow West, Leyton East, Leyton West, and Epping
Created from South Essex
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency London

Walthamstow (Contemp. and Cons. RP) /wɔːlθm̩stəʊ/, (Est. Eng.) /woːwfm̩stɐʏ/ is a constituency[n 1] created in 1974 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Stella Creasy, a member of the Labour Party and of the Co-operative Party.[n 2] An earlier version of the constituency existed covering a significantly different area (1885—1918) and was among the vast majority by that time returning one member to the House of Commons.




Contents






  • 1 Boundaries


    • 1.1 1885–1918


    • 1.2 1974 – date




  • 2 History


    • 2.1 Prominent frontbenchers




  • 3 Constituency profile


  • 4 Members of Parliament


  • 5 Election results


    • 5.1 Elections in the 2010s


    • 5.2 Elections in the 2000s


    • 5.3 Elections in the 1990s


    • 5.4 Elections in the 1980s


    • 5.5 Elections in the 1970s


    • 5.6 Elections in the 1910s


    • 5.7 Elections in the 1900s


    • 5.8 Elections in the 1890s


    • 5.9 Elections in the 1880s




  • 6 See also


  • 7 Notes and references


  • 8 External links





Boundaries




Walthamstow in Essex, 1885-1918



1885–1918


The South-Western or Walthamstow Division of the parliamentary county of Essex was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, when the existing seat of South Essex was divided into three single-member constituencies.


The constituency consisted of the three civil parishes of Leyton, Wanstead and Walthamstow. The area lay on the periphery of the London conurbation and became increasingly suburban over its existence.


The seat was abolished under the Representation of the People Act 1918. Two new constituencies were created with Walthamstow Urban District divided between Walthamstow East and Walthamstow West.[2]



1974 – date


1974-1983: The London Borough of Waltham Forest wards of Higham Hill, High Street, Hoe Street, St James Street, and Wood Street.


1983-1997: As above plus Lloyd Park.


1997-2010: As above plus Chapel End and Lea Bridge.


2010–present: The London Borough of Waltham Forest wards of Chapel End, Higham Hill, High Street, Hoe Street, Lea Bridge, Markhouse, William Morris, and Wood Street.



History


The seat has been represented by the Labour Party since 1992, before which it was won on a marginal majority in 1987 by a Conservative, having until then (since its 1974 recreation as a seat) been served by one Labour MP, Eric Deakins.


In 2015, Creasy's re-election saw Walthamstow become Labours' second-safest London seat, and tenth-safest nationally.[3]



Prominent frontbenchers


Stella Creasy, the present member, was the Shadow Minister for Crime Prevention.



Constituency profile


The seat is the part of Outer London closest to Stratford, with its international rail connections, major city shopping centre and London's Olympic Park. To the East the seat borders Walthamstow Forest and Gilbert's Slade, thin sections of Epping Forest, and to the West, the Lea Valley. The eponymous district had as its open space feature a greyhound racing track, which is set for redevelopment into a modernist housing and green space scheme. Workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 significantly higher than the national average of 3.8% and Greater London average of 4%, at 7.2% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.[4]



Members of Parliament












































































Year Member[5]
Party


1885

Edward Buxton

Liberal


1886

William Makins

Conservative


1892

Edmund Widdrington Byrne

Conservative


1897

Sam Woods

Liberal


1900

David John Morgan

Conservative


1906

John Simon

Liberal

1918
Constituency abolished

Feb 1974
Constituency recreated

Feb 1974 Eric Deakins
Labour

1987 Hugo Summerson
Conservative

1992 Neil Gerrard
Labour

2010 Stella Creasy
Labour Co-op


Election results



Elections in the 2010s







































































General Election 2017: Walthamstow[6][7]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour Co-op

Stella Creasy

38,793

80.6

+11.7


Conservative

Molly Samuel
6,776
14.1
+0.7


Liberal Democrat
Ukonu Obasi
1,384
2.9
-1.1


Green
Andrew Johns
1,190
2.5
-3.9
Majority
32,017
66.5
+11.0

Turnout
48,143
70.8
+8.4

Registered electors
67,957




Labour Co-op hold

Swing
+5.5







































































































General Election 2015: Walthamstow[8][9][10]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour Co-op

Stella Creasy

28,779

68.9

+17.0


Conservative

Molly Samuel
5,584
13.4
−0.6


Green
Michael Gold
2,661
6.4
+4.5


UKIP
Paul Hillman
2,507
6.0
+4.0


Liberal Democrat

Stephen Cheung
1,661
4.0
−24.7


TUSC

Nancy Taaffe
394
0.9
+0.3


Independent
Ellie Merton
129
0.3

N/A


Workers Revolutionary
Jonty Leff
81
0.2

N/A
Majority
23,195
55.5
+32.4

Turnout
41,796
62.4
-1.0

Registered electors
67,015




Labour Co-op hold

Swing
+8.8







































































































General Election 2010: Walthamstow[11][12]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour Co-op

Stella Creasy

21,252

51.8

+1.5


Liberal Democrat
Farid Ahmed
11,774
28.7
+1.6


Conservative
Andy Hemsted
5,734
14.0
-4.2


UKIP
Judith Chisholm-Benli
823
2.0
-0.3


Green
Daniel Perrett
767
1.9

N/A


TUSC

Nancy Taaffe
279
0.7

N/A


Christian
Ashar Mall
248
0.6

N/A


Independent
Paul Warburton
117
0.3

N/A
Majority
9,478
23.1
-0.1

Turnout
40,994
63.4
+8.8

Registered electors
64,625




Labour Co-op hold

Swing
-0.04



Elections in the 2000s















































































General Election 2005: Walthamstow[13]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Neil Gerrard

17,323

50.3

-11.9


Liberal Democrat
Farid Ahmed
9,330
27.1
+12.5


Conservative
Jane Wright
6,254
18.2
+0.1


UKIP
Robert Brock
810
2.4
+1.5


Socialist Alternative

Nancy Taaffe
727
2.1
-0.2
Majority
7,993
23.2
-20.9

Turnout
34,444
54.6
+1.1

Registered electors
63,079




Labour hold

Swing
-12.2































































































General Election 2001: Walthamstow[14]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Neil Gerrard

21,402

62.2

-1.0


Conservative
Nicholas Smith
6,221
18.1
-2.2


Liberal Democrat
Peter Dunphy
5,024
14.6
+0.9


Socialist Alternative
Simon Donovan
806
2.3

N/A


BNP
William Phillips
389
1.1

N/A


UKIP
Gerda Mayer
298
0.9

N/A


ProLife Alliance
Barbara Duffy
289
0.8

N/A
Majority
15,181
44.1
+1.3

Turnout
34,429
53.5
-9.3

Registered electors
64,403




Labour hold

Swing
+0.6



Elections in the 1990s







































































General Election 1997: Walthamstow[14]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Neil Gerrard

25,287

63.1

+17.4


Conservative
Jill Andrew
8,138
20.3
-16.9


Liberal Democrat
Jane Jackson
5,491
13.7
-0.8


Referendum

George Hargreaves
1,139
2.8

N/A
Majority
17,149
42.8
+34.3

Turnout
40,055
62.8
-9.6

Registered electors
63,818




Labour hold

Swing
+17.9







































































General Election 1992: Walthamstow[15]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Neil Gerrard

16,251

45.7

+10.97


Conservative

Hugo Summerson
13,229
37.2
-1.82


Liberal Democrat
Peter Leighton
5,142
14.5

N/A


Liberal
Vernon Wilkinson
241
0.7

N/A
Majority
3,022
8.5

N/A

Turnout
34,863
72.4
+0.00

Registered electors
49,140




Labour gain from Conservative

Swing
+6.4



Elections in the 1980s







































































General Election 1987: Walthamstow[16]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Hugo Summerson

13,748

39.02

+3.12


Labour

Eric Deakins
12,236
34.73
-5.07


Social Democratic
Peter Leighton
8,852
25.1
+3.5


Independent
Zafar I Malik
396
1.12

N/A
Majority
1,512
4.29

N/A

Turnout
35,232
72.4
+3.6

Registered electors
48,691




Conservative gain from Labour

Swing
+4.1















































































General Election 1983: Walthamstow[17]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Eric Deakins

13,241

39.8

-10.4


Conservative

Alan Amos
11,936
35.9
-1.8


Social Democratic
Peter Leighton
7,192
21.6

N/A


National Front
P Mitchell
444
1.3
-1.9


Ecology
Stephen Lambert
424
1.3

N/A
Majority
1,305
3.9
-8.6

Turnout
33,237
68.8
-2.5

Registered electors
48,324




Labour hold

Swing
-4.3



Elections in the 1970s







































































General Election 1979: Walthamstow[18]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Eric Deakins

17,651

50.2

-4.9


Conservative
S Eyres
13,248
37.7
+13.4


Liberal
Mervyn Peter O'Flanagan
3,117
8.9
-6.1


National Front
G Flaxton
1,119
3.2
-2.3
Majority
4,403
12.5
-18.3

Turnout
35,135
71.3
+5.1

Registered electors
49,315




Labour hold

Swing
-9.15







































































General Election, October 1974: Walthamstow[19]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Eric Deakins

19,088

55.1

+4.4


Conservative
D Arnold
8,424
24.3
-4.0


Liberal
Mervyn Peter O'Flanagan
5,199
15.0
-6.0


National Front
R Adde
1,911
5.5

N/A
Majority
10,664
30.8
+8.3

Turnout
34,622
66.2
-8.7

Registered electors
52,280




Labour hold

Swing
+4.2




























































General Election, February 1974: Walthamstow[20]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Eric Deakins

19,726

50.7

N/A


Conservative
PS Gill
10,992
28.3

N/A


Liberal
Mervyn Peter O'Flanagan
8,157
21.0

N/A
Majority
8,374
22.5

N/A

Turnout
38,875
74.9

N/A

Registered electors
51,907




Labour win (new seat)


Elections in the 1910s


General Election 1914/15:


Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;




  • Liberal: Emslie Horniman


  • Unionist: Stanley Johnson




Bellairs























































General Election December 1910:Walthamstow[21]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

John Simon

16,998

56.1

+1.6


Liberal Unionist

Carlyon Bellairs
13,275
43.9
-1.6
Majority
3,723
12.2
+3.2

Turnout
30,273
77.4
-0.8

Registered electors
39,117




Liberal hold

Swing
+1.6




Simon























































Walthamstow by-election, 1910[21]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

John Simon

16,673

54.5

+1.2


Conservative

Stanley Johnson
13,907
45.5
-1.2
Majority
2,766
9.0
+2.4

Turnout
30,580
78.2
-6.8

Registered electors
39,117




Liberal hold

Swing
+1.2























































General Election January 1910:Walthamstow[21]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

John Simon

17,726

53.3

-4.2


Conservative

Stanley Johnson
15,531
46.7
+4.2
Majority
2,195
6.6
-8.4

Turnout
33,257
85.0
+11.1

Registered electors
39,117




Liberal hold

Swing
-4.2



Elections in the 1900s























































General Election 1906 Walthamstow[21]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

John Simon

15,011

57.5

+14.7


Conservative
William Isaac Shard
11,074
42.5
-14.7
Majority
3,937
15.0
29.4

Turnout
26,085
73.9
+3.0

Registered electors
35,321




Liberal gain from Conservative

Swing
+14.7




Woods























































General Election 1900: Walthamstow[21][22][23]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

David Morgan

9,807

57.2

-3.1


Lib-Lab

Sam Woods
7,342
42.8
+3.1
Majority
2,465
14.4
-6.2

Turnout
17,149
70.9
+6.7

Registered electors
24,187




Conservative hold

Swing
-3.1



Elections in the 1890s




Dewar























































Walthamstow by-election, 1897[21][22][23]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Lib-Lab

Sam Woods

6,518

51.1

+11.4


Conservative

Thomas Dewar
6,239
48.9
-11.4
Majority
279
2.2

N/A

Turnout
12,757
64.3
+0.1

Registered electors
19,845




Lib-Lab gain from Conservative

Swing
+11.4























































General Election 1895: Walthamstow[21][22][23]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Edmund Byrne

6,876

60.3

+5.1


Liberal

Arthur Pollen
4,423
39.7
-5.1
Majority
2,353
20.6
+10.2

Turnout
11,399
64.2
-8.1

Registered electors
17,747




Conservative hold

Swing
+5.1























































General Election 1892: Walthamstow[21]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Edmund Byrne

6,155

55.2

-7.6


Liberal
Walter Basden Whittingham
4,965
44.8
+7.6
Majority
1,150
10.4
-15.2

Turnout
11,080
72.3
+9.1

Registered electors
15,323




Conservative hold

Swing
-7.6



Elections in the 1880s




Spicer























































General Election 1886: Walthamstow[21]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

William Makins

4,461

62.8

+13.8


Liberal

Albert Spicer
2,639
37.2
-13.8
Majority
1,822
25.6

N/A

Turnout
7,000
63.2
-11.8

Registered electors
11,233




Conservative hold

Swing
+13.8




















































General Election 1885: Walthamstow[21]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Edward Buxton

4,300

51.0

N/A


Conservative

Thomas Baring
4,125
49.0

N/A
Majority
175
2.0

N/A

Turnout
8,425
75.0

N/A

Registered electors
11,233




Liberal win (new seat)


See also


  • List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London


Notes and references


Notes





  1. ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)


  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.



References



  • Youngs, Frederic A, Jr. (1979). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol.I: Southern England. London: Royal Historical Society. ISBN 0-901050-67-9..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




  1. ^ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.


  2. ^ Leyton was divided into two seats: Leyton East and Leyton West, while Wanstead was included in the Epping constituency. (Youngs, p.727)


  3. ^ List of Labour MPs elected in 2015 by % majority UK Political.info. Retrieved 2017-01-29


  4. ^ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian


  5. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)


  6. ^ "Walthamstow parliamentary constituency". BBC News.


  7. ^ http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7979/CBP-7979.pdf


  8. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.


  9. ^ http://www.london.greenparty.org.uk/elections/2015-general-election.html


  10. ^ http://www.tusc.org.uk/txt/320.pdf


  11. ^ "Walthamstow". Election 2010. BBC. Retrieved 7 May 2010.


  12. ^ "UK General Election results May 2010". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Retrieved 2 September 2012.


  13. ^ "UK General Election results May 2005". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Retrieved 2 September 2012.


  14. ^ ab "UK General Election results 1997 & 2001: Walthamstow". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Retrieved 2 September 2012.


  15. ^ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Retrieved 2 September 2012.


  16. ^ "UK General Election results June 1987". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Retrieved 2 September 2012.


  17. ^ "UK General Election results June 1983". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Retrieved 2 September 2012.


  18. ^ "UK General Election results May 1979". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Retrieved 2 September 2012.


  19. ^ "UK General Election results October 1974". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Retrieved 2 September 2012.


  20. ^ "UK General Election results February 1974". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Retrieved 2 September 2012.


  21. ^ abcdefghij Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 282. ISBN 9781349022984.


  22. ^ abc The Liberal Year Book, 1907


  23. ^ abc Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901




External links




  • Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards)


  • Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)























Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Essex South

UK Parliament constituency
1885 – 1918
Succeeded by
Walthamstow East

UK Parliament constituency
1885 – 1918
Succeeded by
Walthamstow West
Preceded by
Walthamstow East

UK Parliament constituency
1974 – present

Incumbent
Preceded by
Walthamstow West

UK Parliament constituency
1974 – present









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